Re: Vinni's hook-up and more

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 2/19/2004 8:35:30 AM Pacific Standard Time,

magikknight2002@... writes:

.. I can't wait for him to say a word. I know it will be a while for that,

though. I have a question though. If any of you with little ones who

are implanted, waited a year or more for a first word to be spoken. I have

seen some videos and most of the kids don't say a word until about 9 months

after hook-up.

I think it will depend alot on your child's age at implant. In my journal

(which I haven't updated in a VERY long time) I have Neal down as having about

60 words 5 months post implant. Neal had no hearing or spoken language prior

to implant, and he was 2 1/2 at activation. His words were approximations, not

all of them could be understood by anyone but our family or his teacher, but

they were words, used in correct contexts. He's now 1 year, 8 months post

implant and I couldn't possibly count the words in his vocabulary; he uses 4 to

6

word sentences regularly; and I can have pretty decent conversations with

him, even in the car.

~Rhonda~

Mom to Audrey, 6, hearing & Neal, 4, CII 6-11-02

[Guest guest]

Jill;

That's how it was explained to me, even though we did not get a CI,

but just hearing aids. My arguement (=) to that was that my daughter

was cognitively much further along than a newborn, but they answered

by saying, yes, she is, but her hearing isn't.

Regards,

Debby

> I know absolutely nothing about little ones with CIs, but somehow

this time

> frame makes sense to me. Isn't that the age when a hearing infant

will be using

> simple words and sounds sounds? Perhaps it takes about that time

for the

> human brain to make that connection.

>

> Best -- Jill

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[Guest guest]

Jill;

That's how it was explained to me, even though we did not get a CI,

but just hearing aids. My arguement (=) to that was that my daughter

was cognitively much further along than a newborn, but they answered

by saying, yes, she is, but her hearing isn't.

Regards,

Debby

> I know absolutely nothing about little ones with CIs, but somehow

this time

> frame makes sense to me. Isn't that the age when a hearing infant

will be using

> simple words and sounds sounds? Perhaps it takes about that time

for the

> human brain to make that connection.

>

> Best -- Jill

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Jill;

That's how it was explained to me, even though we did not get a CI,

but just hearing aids. My arguement (=) to that was that my daughter

was cognitively much further along than a newborn, but they answered

by saying, yes, she is, but her hearing isn't.

Regards,

Debby

> I know absolutely nothing about little ones with CIs, but somehow

this time

> frame makes sense to me. Isn't that the age when a hearing infant

will be using

> simple words and sounds sounds? Perhaps it takes about that time

for the

> human brain to make that connection.

>

> Best -- Jill

>

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